/* get the EC revision */
        err = olpc_ec_cmd(EC_FIRMWARE_REV, NULL, 0, &ec->version, 1);
-       if (err) {
-               ec_priv = NULL;
-               kfree(ec);
-               return err;
-       }
+       if (err)
+               goto error;
 
        config.dev = pdev->dev.parent;
        config.driver_data = ec;
        if (IS_ERR(ec->dcon_rdev)) {
                dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to register DCON regulator\n");
                err = PTR_ERR(ec->dcon_rdev);
-               kfree(ec);
-               return err;
+               goto error;
        }
 
        ec->dbgfs_dir = olpc_ec_setup_debugfs();
 
+       return 0;
+
+error:
+       ec_priv = NULL;
+       kfree(ec);
        return err;
 }